‘Enforcement bodies … are not permitted to carry out enforcement activities on Membertou lands,’ says document From the CBC courtesty of Devin Stevens The Canadian Press March 15 2026 An Indigenous government in Nova Scotia has passed a new resolution saying the province and RCMP have no right to carry…
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From The Chronicle Herald by Sterling MacDonald December 24 2025 I was listening to the premier of Nova Scotia talk about fentanyl in Nova Scotia marijuana and I thought I was listening to Donald Trump. Trump is known for spreading lies and the heck with the consequences. Was his intent to throw…
From CTV News by Jesse Thomas December 12 2025 Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston met Friday with four Mi’kmaw chiefs as tensions continue to climb over the province’s push to crackdown on what it calls an expanding illegal cannabis market that’s operating both on-and-off First Nation reserves. A two-hour meeting…
In December of last year, the Cape Breton Regional Police Service carried out multiple raids in Membertou First Nation in violation of the constitutionally protected Aboriginal and Treaty Rights of several Mi’kmaq men. On December 13th, 2022 the municipal police force entered into federal “lands reserved for Indians” and raided the premises of Sully's Trading Post and Belly Busters Pizza & Donair to enforce provincial laws.